sec.145DFires in State forests etc.

sec.145D Fires in State forests etc.

The provisions of this part do not apply to the lighting of a fire— in a protected area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or in a State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Forestry Act 1959 . The commissioner must not authorise the lighting of fires— in a protected area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or in a State forest (other than a licence area), timber reserve or forest entitlement area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Forestry Act 1959 . For subsection (1) (b) , a person acting in the performance of duties under the Forestry Act 1959 does not include— a plantation operator; or a plantation officer. s 145D (prev s 66) amd 1992 No. 15 s 13 sch ; 1992 No. 20 s 159 sch 2 ; 1992 No. 68 s 3 sch 2 ; 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 ; 1996 No. 42 s 21 sch 2 ; 2001 No. 76 s 24 (1) ; 2010 No. 12 s 15 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 40 (2) (sec.145D-ssec.1) The provisions of this part do not apply to the lighting of a fire— in a protected area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or in a State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Forestry Act 1959 . (sec.145D-ssec.2) The commissioner must not authorise the lighting of fires— in a protected area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or in a State forest (other than a licence area), timber reserve or forest entitlement area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Forestry Act 1959 . (sec.145D-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (b) , a person acting in the performance of duties under the Forestry Act 1959 does not include— a plantation operator; or a plantation officer.

• (a) in a protected area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or
• (b) in a State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Forestry Act 1959 .
• (a) in a protected area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or
• (b) in a State forest (other than a licence area), timber reserve or forest entitlement area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Forestry Act 1959 .
• (a) a plantation operator; or